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• 26 September 2008
  VATICAN - “It is in the context of the renewal wished for by all people who have the good of the young and the country to heart that we must favor real equality between State schools and private schools, so as to grant parents appropriate liberty of choice on the schools their children attend”: the Pope addresses participants in the Congress promoted by the Study Center for Catholic Schools Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI expressed “the gratitude of the Church for the wonderful service that the Catholic school performs in evangelizing the youth and the world of culture” in ...
• 25 September 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the General Audience focuses on Saint Paul in his catechesis: “Our faith is not born from a myth or an idea, but from an encounter with the Risen One, in the life of the Church.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, arriving from his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, met with pilgrims and faithful yesterday in Saint Peter’s Square, for the General Audience. In his c ...
• 25 September 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - “For me, my life is Christ” was the theme of the pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Jasna Gora, organized by the Catholic magazine “Niedzela” for the Year of St. Paul Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – “For me, my life is Christ” (Phil. 1:21): these words of Saint Paul served as the main theme for the pilgrimage to Jasna Gora, home of the National Shrine to the Black Madonna of Czest ...
• 25 September 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - In 2010, China and Italy will join in recalling Jesuit missionary Father Matteo Ricci, “Chinese among the Chinese,” 400 years after his death Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “First world citizen of the earth,” “Pioneer of cultural exchange,” “Chinese among the Chinese,” “Xi tai – teacher of the West,” “Xi ru – wise man from the West,” “Manda ...
• 25 September 2008
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Work and prayer at the Benedictine Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Kupang, a center for spirituality and liturgy Kupang (Agenzia Fides) – In the western part of the island of Timor, in Indonesian territory, a center for spirituality and prayer is little by little being heard about in the Diocese of Kupang and in others, offering ...
• 25 September 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Right to Life” platform group formed to fight law proposed by the government: “a fight to save human lives and for the survival of our society” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – On September 23, HazteOir presented the platform group “Derecho a vivir” (“Right to Life”) in Madrid. The group has been formed in order to fight against the approval of the abortion la ...
• 25 September 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishop of Ñuflo de Chavez invites civil authorities to act with serenity and openness in resolving conflicts Ñuflo de Chavez (Agenzia Fides) – In a recently issued statement, Bishop Antonio Reimann, Apostolic Vicar of Ñuflo de Chavez, expressed his concern for the situation that is leading to grave crises due to the high co ...
• 25 September 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - The musical group “Takillakkta” (The People that sings) celebrates 25 years at the service of the New Evangelization Lima (Agenzia Fides) – In 1983, a group of young Catholics in Peru decided to unite song and musical talent with the love of God and an ardent desire to collaborate in the New Evangelization called for by Pope John Pau ...
• 25 September 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops condemn all violence and intolerance, asking that all be done so that elections can take place November 23 without any dangers Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – “We ask all Venezuelans to participate actively in the life of the country, with decision, without violence, with respect for the constitution, legality, and rights for all people, rejecting ...
• 25 September 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Prayer and solidarity for Christians in India, from brethren in the Pacific Auckland (Agenzia Fides) – A prayer campaign has begun in the Pacific Islands, for the faithful of India, to express support for those who have been victims of the recent attacks led by Hindu fundamentalists in various ...
• 25 September 2008
  ASIA/JAPAN - Catholic Taro Aso becomes Japan’s 59th Prime Minister Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the Liberal Democratic Party, Catholic Taro Aso, was elected 59th Prime Minister of Japan after the LDP-controlled lower house overruled the upper house, which had voted for Ich ...
• 25 September 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Situation in eastern Congo remains serious. President Kabila declines participation in the UN General Assembly in order to observe how things evolve. Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Congolese president Joseph Kabila and Special Representative of the UN for Congo, Alan Doss, have decided not to participate in the 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations that is taking ...
• 25 September 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - South African Parliament elects a President ad interim Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – South African Parliament will elect a President ad interim today, September 25, who will lead the country to the upcoming presidential elections in 2009, substituting Thabo Mbeki who resi ...
• 25 September 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Liturgy, the source of mission Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Church is well aware that she has no other source from which to draw strength for her mission, except the Lord Jesus Christ himself. The proper valuation and autonomy of the human scien ...
• 24 September 2008
  VATICAN - October 7 marks the inauguration of the 2008-2009 Academic Year at the Pontifical University Urbaniana; opening address on “Evangelization or Testimony? The case of Paul in the Book of Acts.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical University Urbaniana, will preside the Opening Mass “De Spiritu ...